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Danny Ainge isn't placing much stock into what his coach and players said in the afterburn of the Celtics' playoff elimination last Friday night. And, amid one report that a deal with the Clippers that may include Doc Rivers is being tossed about... Read More »

The futures of Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce are uncertain right now, but former Celtics great Cedric Maxwell thinks they aren't coming back. Maxwell sat down with CSNNE's Mike Felger on Sports Sunday to discuss the future of the... Read More »

Paul Pierce never gives himself a pass. After a dispiriting loss to the Knicks in Game 6 on Friday, when the Celtics' furious comeback from a 26-point deficit in the fourth quarter fell short, Pierce turned a harsh spotlight on his own play in the... Read More »

The run was brilliant, stirring and nearly successful — the one where the Celtics scored 20 points in a 3:37 fourth-quarter span last night. However, the fact it came after they saw fit to get themselves 26 points in arrears to the Knicks helped... Read More »

Carmelo Anthony rose up at the top of the key, lining up a three-point attempt, the score far closer than the Knicks anticipated, and with the weight of 18 straight misses beyond the arc in the series on his shoulders. But Anthony's confidence... Read More »

Jordan Crawford has changed his story. When asked by the Herald about his role in Wednesday's night's postgame jabber match with the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton, the Celtics guard said, “Not me. You'd better go talk to someone who... Read More »

There is only one way for the narrative to change for Carmelo Anthony, and it's a simple task: win tonight. It doesn't matter if he shoots 14-for-16 or 4-for-26, doesn't matter if he carries the Knicks or goes along for the ride. The specifics... Read More »

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he was "upset" that his team wore all black on Wednesday before Game 5 of the Knicks-Celtics series to mimic a funeral for Boston. "I'm a little upset about that, and I've addressed that," Woodson said... Read More »

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said his shoulder was OK after getting tangled with Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's 92-86 loss to the Celtics. "I guess he was trying to take my arm away," Anthony said of Garnett. "I got kind of... Read More »

Paul Pierce has been saying for a couple of years now that he has to evaluate after each season whether he wants to go on. This time around, he appears to have decided he'd like to play at least one more year. However, he knows that, because of... Read More »

Every Knick wore black to the arena, and not because they decided to have a Johnny Cash theme night. For all of the talk coming from the other side about graveside fashion and tee times, the Celtics came out committed to avoiding a seat in the... Read More »

Kevin Garnett will take the Madison Square Garden floor this evening to participate in his 1,453rd NBA game. He insists that he hasn't considered there may not be a 1,454th. If the Celtics do not defeat the New York Knicks tonight, their season... Read More »

The Boston Celtics protected home court in Game 4 at TD Garden. Their next objective: spoil a New York Knicks first round celebration at Madison Square Garden in Game 5. The Celtics will head to New York City on Tuesday riding the momentum of... Read More »

He fired up shot after shot and the result was the same far too often. Carmelo Anthony clanked 25 of his 35 attempts Sunday, hanging his head in frustration at times and afterward saying, "My mother always said, 'There'll be days like this.' "... Read More »

Former NBA player Kenny Anderson was arrested and accused of DUI in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, according to Broward jail booking records. Anderson, 42, was pulled over for failing to signal a lane change. He failed a roadside sobriety test and... Read More »